[TPR] wheels

Thu May 19 13:35:21 PDT 2011

Geez, all those years wasted trying to get a few things past  NASCAR, NHRA
and SCCA Tech inspectors....

never safety items, in fact, they made use remove extra bracing once because
( the part time inspector , full time postal worker )
thought he knew more than the aeronautical engineer on my crew who put the
braces on to start with.

It is what it is.........

If it isn't in the rules, then it should be OK, the great thing about A, B (
old days ) C and D sports racing cars in that those classes have the fewest
rules

I designed, built, installed  and THEN had to remove moveable surface rear
wings in the 1980's, the EXACT same thing that is now allowed in Formula
One.

It doesn't always pay to be ahead of the pack.

Michael

On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 4:24 PM, David in Durango <adin at frontier.net> wrote:

> Asa,
>  (to quote Slim Pickins in some western movie) "you use your tongue
> prettier
> than a $2 whore!"
>
> Cheating is unethical.  Cheating tech can be deadly.  Luckily, when you do
> that at the ORR type event you PROBABLY only hurt yourself when something
> happens.
>
> Thanks for teaching me how to respond in a gentlemanly manner!
>
> Ed Zachary
> "Man, if you have to explain it they ain't never goin' to know."
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <asajay at asajay.com>
> To: <tpr at teampanteraracing.com>
> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 1:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [TPR] wheels
>
>
> > Team Pantera Racing would like to point out our members strive to be
> > within the rules at any event, recognizing that "pushing the boundary"
> > is a matter of having a well prepared car and driver.    Tech rules
> > for the most part are designed to prevent problems on the course, to
> > ensure safety of both the drivers and those on course and hopefully
> > make for an enjoyable experience for everyone.
> >
> > We may be rough, we may be jerks at times and we may thump our chests
> > with a good story or two but when it comes to safety and car prep, we
> > don't wish to screw around.
> >
> > Circumventing a tech inspection by presenting the car, having it pass
> > and then make changes affecting those safety or mechanical items is
> > not something we do.  This is why we take great pains, months ahead of
> > time in order to make sure our vehicles are prepared properly.
> >
> > To that end I have emailed the tech inspector and asked what the
> > ruling would be.  If spacers are not allowed then they are not
> > allowed.  If that is the case we are then in a position to investigate
> > other options such as a different backspace.
> >
> > For all we know at this moment, the wheels in question will fit fine
> > without spacers.  We're just trying to get as much data ahead of time
> > if we need it.
> >
> > ... and then I can make some updates to the TPR site.
> >
> > Quoting "michael at michaelshortt.com" <michaelsavga at gmail.com>:
> >
> >> yeah, that was sorta the idea behind adding it later.
> >>
> >> "If you ain't pushing the boundaries, you're not trying hard enough"
> >>
> >> On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 3:18 PM, <steve at donegan.org> wrote:
> >>
> >>>   That would violate the rules - the car/equipment is to be presented
> as
> >>> it will race at tech, no mods after are permitted....
> >>>
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